Dortmund supporters tore apart the away end of the Royal Blues’ Veltins-Arena, while a masked group of fans removed the protective security glass surrounding the block. Supporters also lit flares and fired them along with tracer ammunition into the adjacent blocks.

Following a lengthy investigation, Schalke have now handed out the stadium bans to those identified as the perpetrators.

A further 498 supporters have been banned from the Veltins-Arena until June 30, 2019.

A number of the large group of 498 stormed the railroad tracks at Essen-West -- a couple of kilometres south of the stadium -- as they tried to force their way to Gelsenkirchen without the company of the authorities.

According to Schalke, the reason for the stadium ban is due to “resistance to police measures at Essen-West ahead of the game.”